Holder for bags



1930. A. N. HANNA ET AL HOLDER FOR BAGS Filed Nov. 20, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 1 William I? Lem/0w Aug. 5, 1930. HANNA ET AL 1,772,079

HOLDER FOR BAGS Filed Nov. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fatented Aug. 5,1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIc A'r'ro N. HANNA AND WILLIAM F. LEMON, orTRENTON, NEW JERSEY; sAID HANNA ASSIGNOR T WALTER n. LEMON, or NEWARK,NEW JERSEY HOLDER FOR BAGS Application filed November 20,1928. SerialNo. 320,606.

Our invention relates to improvements in a holder for paper bags,wrapping paper and the like, for use in stores, and market stalls.

The object of this invention is to provide a holder for bags and thelike adapted for holding the bags in a novel manner, which will insurethe bags being held in an accessible position suitable for removing thebags from the holder one at a time; a further object is to provide aholder for holding the bags from tilting, or swinging, by the wind, whenused in an open market stall; a still further object is to provide aholder having jaws carrying pins adapted for perforating the en tirebundle of bags, which may be inserted in the holder, so that every bagwill be held by the pins; a still further object is to provide a novellocking device for holding the movable jaw in the open position, againstthe action of a heavy spring; a still further obj ect is to providemeans for releasing the looking device, whereby the tension of thespring will force the pins through the bags during the closing of thejaws, a still further object is to provide means for protecting thepoints of the pins from striking'the metal parts of the holder when thejaws are closed; a still further object is to provide hardenedreinforcing plates for preventing the parts subjected to the force ofthe spring from wearing,

thus permitting the other parts of the holder to be formed of cheapermaterial and the entire holder manufactured at a lowcost; and a stillfurther object is to provide a base plate having several holdersarranged thereon, positioned in a horizontal row whereby bags ofdifferent sizes may be held side by side; these together with variousother novel features of construction and arrangement of the partsconstitute our invention, which will be hereinafter more fully describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of ourimproved holder; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1; Fig.

8 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the movable jaw locked in the openposition; Fig. at is an end view, partly in sectionof Fig. 2, lookingfrom below; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the movable jaw, detached;Fig; 6 is a verti- 'p die of bags at different places without tearcalsectional view, as on line 66 of Fig. 2,

showing the movable jaw in the open position; F 1g. 7 IS an end viewofFig. 2 looking from above; and Fig. 8 is a frontelevation,

drawn on a smaller scale, showing a plurality of holders arranged upon abase in a novel manner, adapted for holding the bags side by side.

I11 the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters referto like parts 1' represents a base adapted for mounting the holder upona wall in any suitable manner.

Upon the base 1 is secured the fixed jaw 2 of the holder which comprisesa single unit having a base plate 3, rigidly secured to saidbase 1 andbearing members 4 and 5 projecting at right angles from the base plate 3and in which the shaft 8 is mounted. The base plate 3, at its lower end,is provided with a riblO- which is bent at right angles to the baseplate 3 and projects outwardly therefrom, andthe outer edge of the ribis provided with teeth 12 against which the bundle of paper bags willrest when secured in the holder.

tends through both the base 1 and the base plate 3 and forms a means forholding the base plate and the base together, with the point of the pinprojecting toward the 0pposite j aw and adapted to be inserted into thebundleof bags.

Mounted upon said shaft 8 is a movable jaw 20, consisting of a frontplate 21 having cheek plates 22 and 23 projecting at right angles to thefront plate and adapted to be inserted between thebearing members 4 and5 of the fixed jaw, whereby the movable jaw may be rotated upon theshaft 8 relatively to the fixed jaw. The lower portion of the frontplate 21 of the movable aw is provided with a handle 25 for operatingthe latter. Said frontplate 21 is also provided with two conical pins 27and 28 which are rigidly secured to said front plate 21, with the pointsof the the bags, and said pins will force themselves into the bundle insuch a'manner that every bag will be held by the pins, from which pinsthe bags may be torn ofl' one at a time by pulling downwardly upon thebags.

greater in length than the thickness of the cheek plate 22 of themovable aw, thus holds the entire spring 30 away from the cheek plate 22and relieves the latter of any fric- 7 tion due to end thrust of thespring when the movable awris in rotation, thus insuring the freemovement of the movable jaw. The opposite end of the spring 30 isprovided with an elongated loop which presses against the movable jawand tends to force the latter into the closed position.

Said spring terminates with the free end 36 whichnormally rests in anotch formed int-he cheek plate 23, and when the movable jaw is in theclosed position said free end 36 of the spring also rests in a notch 48formed in the bearing member 5, as shown in Fig; 1.

The bearing member 5 is provided with a cam surface ,50-over which thefree end 36 of the sprin rides when the movable 'aw is bein .L b 3opened. When the movable jaw is fully open, the free end 36 of thespring drops intoa notch 52 formed in the bearing member 5 and when thefree end of the spring. occupies the notch 52 the shouldered will holdthe spring against its tendency to close the movable aw, and the notch40 in the cheekplate 23 occupied by theend 36 of the spring prevents themovable jaw from closing.

The check plate is provided with a cam surface .41 for lifting the freeend 36 of the spring out of the notch 52in the bearing plate 5 when itis desired to close the movable aw 20. Duringthe initial closingmovement of the movable jaw said cam surface 41 of the cheek plate willslide the end 3Gof the spring radially during the rotating movement ofthe cheekplate 23, which movement of the spring is made possible by theelongated loop 35 formed upon the spring which permits the' end 36 ofthespring to have a radial movement, thus said cam surface 41 willgradually force the free end 36 of the spring outwardly until it isdisengaged from the'shoulder 54, when the coiled portion 35 of thespring 30 will move the movable jaw into the closed position and thefree end 36 of the spring will again occupy the lower portion of thenotch 4L0 and 48 formed in the cheek plate 23 and in the bearing member5, as shown in Fig. 1.

Said spring 301 is of heavy construction so that it will close themovable j aw with suflisoft metal it is necessary to provide reinforoingparts to prevent the rapldwearing of the,

parts engaged by the spring. The movable jaw 20 is provided with ahardened steel plate 60 which is secured to the under surface of themovable aw by a rivet 61, and by a depressed tongue 62 which enters theV-shaped end formed on said reinforcing plate 60, thus rigidly holdingthe latter from displacement. The opposite end of the reinforcing plate60is provided with a bearing portion ()4 which is bent upwardly at rightangles to the plate 60 a id forms a surface upon which the loop 35 ofthe spring 30 rides when it is moved radially.

The bearing member 5 is also provided with a reinforcing hardened steelplate 70, which is secured upon the outside surface of the bearingmember 5 by the headof the shaft'8 and is prevented from turning by atongue 72 formed upon the bearing member 5, which tongue enters aslotted end portion of the reinforcing plate 70. The opposite end of thereinforcing plate is provided with a curved cam surface Tel.corresponding to the shape of the cam surface 50 formed upon the bearingmember. 5 ands-aid plate 70 is also provided with a shoulder and a notchcorresponding with the shoulder 54 and the notch 52 formed in thebearing member 5 respectively, thus the reinforcing plate 70 preventsthe wearing away of the bearing member 5.;

The cheek plates 22 and 23 of the movable jaw are provided with feetwhich rest upon the base plate 3 when the jaws are closed, thuspreventing the points of the pins 14, 2'7 and 28 from being injured bycoming in contact with-any metal parts.

' Fig. 8 illustrates a base 32 of sufiicien't length for carrying two ormore holders 83 which are positioned so that the shafts S l forming theaxes of the movable jaws of the holders extend parallel with the lengthof the base 82, whereby a number of bags 5350f different sizes may besuspended from the holders and arranged side by side, thus greatlyfacilitating in selecting a bag of the desired size, asthe bags do notoverlap each other,-this feature is of particular advantage when theholdersare used at an open market stall where the wind may blow the bagsand tend to disarrange the bundles. By mounting the holders side by sideupon a base the bundles'are always kept separate and by pro- Theoperation of our invention is as follOt position it is locked by meansof the end 36 of the spring falling back of the shoulder 54, as clearlyshown in Fig. 3. Bundles of bags or sheets of wrapping paper are placedwith their upper edges between the points of the pins carried by thejaws of the holders, as shown in Fig. 8. The handle of the mov able jawis then pressed downwardly until the cam forces the end 36 of the springfree of the shoulder 5%, thus permitting the spring to force the movablejaw into-the closed position with the pins projecting into the bags orsheets of wrapping paper from which they may be readily removed one at atime. By arranging several holders upon a single base, different sizesof bags or sheets of paper may be held separately upon the holders.

Various changes may be made in the construction of the parts of theholder without departing from our invention.

WVe claim Y 1. A holder comprising a base adapted to be mounted in afixed position, a jaw secured upon said base, a jaw movably mounted uponthe fixed aw, a spring tending to force said jaws together, a rib uponthe fixed jaw projecting toward the movable jaw, said rib having aseries of teeth formed upon the outer edge thereof, and a pin upon themovable jaw adapted to pierce an article placed between the jaws andforce said article toward said rib.

2. A holder comprising a jaw adapted to be held in a fixed position,bearing plates upon said jaw, a shaft mounted in said plates, a movablejaw, cheek plates upon the latter rotatably mounted upon said shaft, aspring tending to force said jaws together, a pin upon one of said jawsadapted to pierce an article placed between the jaws, a foot plate uponone of said plates adapted to strike against the opposite jaw andprevent the point of the pin from striking the jaw.

3. A holder comprising a jaw adapted to be held in a fixed position,bearing plates upon said jaw, a shaft mounted upon said plates, amovable jaw, cheek plates upon the latter rotatably mounted upon saidshaft, a spring coiled around said shaft having one end engaging thefixed aw, said spring hav ing a yieldable end portion rotatably andradially movable relatively to said shaft, a shoulder upon the cheekvplate of the movable jaw against which the free end of the springengages tending to close the jaws, a shoulder upon the bearing plate forengaging the end portion of the spring when the jaws are open, and a camsurface formed upon the cheek plate for lifting the end of the springradially to disengage the latter from said shoulder onthe bearing plateupon the initial movement of the movable jaw toward the closed position.

4. A holder comprising a jaw adapted to be held in a fixed position,bearing plates upon said jaw, a shaft mountedupon said plates, a movablejaw, cheek plates upon the latterrotatably mounted upon-said shaft, a

spring-coiled around said shaft havingfone plate having a notch formedtherein adja-' cent to said shoulder in which notchthe end portionofsaid spring normall y rests for moving the movable jaw with "the spring,a shoulder upon the bearing plate for engaging the end'of the springwhen the jaws are open, said bearing plate having a notch formed thereinadjacent to the shoulder upon the bearing plate, and a cam surfaceformed upon the cheek plate for lifting the end of the spring radiallyout of said last mentioned notch, for disengaging the spring from theshoulder on the bearing plate upon the initial movement of the movablejaw toward the closed position. i

5. A holder comprising a jaw adapted to be held in a fixed position,bearing plates upon said jaw, a shaft mounted upon said plates, amovable jaw, cheek plates upon the latter rotatably mounted upon saidshaft, a spring coiled around said shaft having one end engaging thefixed jaw, said spring having a yieldable end portion rotatably andradially movable relatively to said shaft, a reinforcing plate securedto said movable jaw, said reinforcing plate being of relatively hardermaterial than the movable jaw, said reinforcing plate having a portioninterposed between the points of contact of the spring and the movablejaw, and means upon one of said bearing plates for engaging said endportion of the spring when the jaws are in the open position.

6. A holder comprising a jaw adapted to be held in a fixed position,bearing plates upon said jaw, a shaft mounted upon said plates, amovable jaw, cheek plates upon the latter rotatably mounted upon saidshaft, a spring coiled around said shaft having one end engaging thefixed aw, said spring having a yieldable end portion rotatably andradially movable relatively to said shaft, a reinforcing plate securedupon one of said bearing plates, said reinforcing plate being ofrelatively harder material than the bearing plate, said reinforcingplate having a cam surface thereon over which the end portion of thespring slides, and a shoulder upon said reinforcing plate for engagingthe end portion of the spring when the jaws are in the open position.

7. A holder comprising a jaw adapted to be held in a fixed position,bearing plates upon said jaw, a shaft mounted upon said plates, amovable jaw, cheek plates upon the latter positioned between the bearingplates and rotatably mounted upon said shaft,'a

' spring encircling said shaft, said spring havmg one arm thereofextending radially from said shaft and engaging the fixed jaw, a partupon said arm extending parallel'with said shaft with the end thereofabutting the bearing plate at a point beyond said cheek plate wherebythe spring will be prevented rom making frictional contact with therotatable cheek plate,,sa'id'spring having a yieldable end portionformedupon the op-:

posite end thereof for engagingthe movable 1 jaw, means upon the bearingplate for engaging said yieldable end portion of the spring for holdingthe movable jaw in the open position against the tension of the spring.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

. ATTO N. HANNA.

WILLIAM F. LEMON.

